Toy hoop.



PATENTED APR. 28, 1903.

W. E. VEIDBMAN.

TOY HOOP.

APPLIOATION FILED FEB. 1a, 1903.

N0 MODEL.

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WILLIAM E. VEIDEMAN, on NEW vonmnpv.

TOY HOOP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 726,789, dated April 28, 1903.

Application filed February 18, 1903. $erial No. 143,930. (No model.) 1

T0 at whom it may concern:

Be it known that I,WILLIAM E. VEIDEMAN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toy Hoops, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improvement in toy hoops, and has for an object to provide a hoop of novel construction which as it is rolled will simulate a sinuous movement, thus giving a novel appearance and pleasing effect; and the invention consists in the construction of the hoop, as will be hereinafter described and claimed. V

In the drawings, Figure l'is a perspective view of the hoop as it is being used. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the hoop, and Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the hoop.

Hoops as ordinarily constructed are in the form of plain bands extending throughout the circumference of the hoop in a common flat plane and in the use of such ordinary hoops it is a feat to so drive the hoop as to cause it to present an undulating or sinuous movement, such feat requiring skill on the part of the user. By my invention I seek to so construct the hoop that as it is rolled it will by reason of its construction simulate a sinuous or undulatory movement, presenting a novel and pleasing effect, and thus increase the enjoyment of the exercise both to the per-' son driving the hoop and to the onlookers.

My hoop, as shown, consists of an endless band, which has a circular form when viewed in side elevation, as shown in Fig. 2, and has an undulatory or waved form when viewed in plan, as shown in Fig. 3, this construction being efiected by making the hoop with the lateral corrugations extending uniformly to both sides of the central plane of the hoop, as will be understood from Fig. 3, the hoop being thus waved 0r corrugated uniformly to both sides of its central plane. As shown,

the hoop A is formed with the corrugations A similar to each other and extending equally on opposite sides of the center of the hoop, as best shown in Fig. 3.

as shown in Fig. 1, in the ordinary way and when so rolled will produce the pleasing effect to the eye before alluded to.

Another feature of my improved hoop is that when rolled upon a sandy surface or other 5 5 producing by rolling the hoop an endless 6o waved line united by the skilful manipulation of the operator in such manner as to avoid showing any break at the joining of the lines. The hoop may be also used in various other games and will be found to create considerable amusement when used in the games or in the ordinary manner.

llhe hoop may be made of wood, metal, or other suitable material or combinations of material, as will be readily understood by those 7c skilled in the art.

As above suggested, my hoop consists of a flat band or asection of a cylinder,and the corrugations are comparatively few in the direction of the circumference of the hoop, and

the lateral projection of such corrugations is comparatively great in order to enhance the .sinuous or undulatory appearance produced by'the rolling of the hoop.

Having thus described my invention, what So I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-'-.

A rolling or toy hoop consisting of a band which is flat or thesection of a cylinder and is formed with a series of uniform graduallycurved corrugations which project to both sides of the general plane of the hoop, and are comparatively few in number in the direction of the circumference of the hoop, the

lateral projection of the corrugations being comparatively great whereby to produce an apparent pronounced sinuous or undulatory movement, substantially as set forth.

WILLIAM E. VEIDEMAN.

Witnesses: V I

ISAAC B. Ownns, JNo. M. BITTER.

In use the hoop may be rolled by a stick, 5o 

